15 Amazing Beer Facts For St Patrick’s Day

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I don’t know about you, but I certainly love beer. I enjoy a good beer on its own and with Custom Beer Koozies whatever it is there is nothing like have a good cold one, no matter the situation. Name me one situation that cannot be improved upon by drinking a cold bottle of beer. I’ll wait. And what better day to celebrate the beauty of beer than St. Patrick’s Day? I’m sure the most passionate beer drinkers will be bringing out their Insulated beer growlers to kick off the St. Paddy’s celebrations From the great London beer floods to Amsterdam paying alcoholics in beer, join us as we take a look at 15 amazing beer facts for St Patrick’s Day.

On October 17, 1814 a Tottenham Court Road brewery in London had their vats rupture, unleashing more 1,400,000 litres of beers onto the streets. The torrent of beer destroyed two homes and smashed down a wall of the Tavistock Arms pub. It washed down streets and filled adjoining basements. Eight people lost their lives as a result of the London Beer Flood.

The brewery was taken to court over the incident but a judge and jury found the catastrophe to be an act of god.

14. Russia Classed Beer As Soft Drink

Until recently Russia considered beer a soft drink. In 2011 former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a bill that formally recognised beer as alcoholic. Prior to the bill passing, any drinks with 10% alcohol or less were considered a foodstuff.

Scottish brewery Brewmeister have created the world’s strongest beer. This potent brew is called ‘Snake Venom’ and contains 67.5 percent alcohol. It even comes with its own health warning urging customers to drink no more than 35ml in one sitting, which is a good thing because this bad-boy costs around US$85 per bottle.

12. Mama Mia Pizza Beer

This is the world’s first pizza beer! Created by Tom Seefurth in Campton Township, Illinois, this beer tastes like a pizza. When brewing this Franken-beer an entire margarita pizza, complete with tomato, basil, garlic and oregano is steeped into the brewing mash like a tea bag. The result is a rich, heady beer that tastes remarkably like pizza, which depending on how you like your beer may or may not be a good thing.

The former American president, who was an avid beer drinker, had his own home brewery. He even wrote his own recipe for a rather unusual beer. It contained molasses and spruce tips which were often substituted for hops in the 18th century. If you wanted to learn more interesting facts about beer, check out Beer & Wine Guide. My friend tells me it is full of useful information.

Available in a limited release, Blue Point’s Colonial Ale aims to recreate Washington’s favourite home brew. The result is a session American brown ale with toffee notes that lead to a citrus, pine finish. Nom city!

10. Bad Beer Is Punishable by Death

Ancient Babylonians were so serious about beer that if you brewed a bad batch you were drowned in your own unpalatable brew.

9. Jurassic Beer

Fossil Fuels Brewing Company, co-owned by microbiologist Raul Cano, have created a beer that was made using a 25 million year old piece of yeast. The yeast, which was encased in amber, was revived using a process inspired by Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park.

This ancient beer is crisp and easy drinking, perfect for a summer afternoon. Dennis Nedry approves.

Brewing company BrewDog are serving their signature blonde Belgian ale out of the preserved corpses of dead animals. The End of History ale is served inside an ominous mix of dead stoats, squirrels and hares.

Animal activists claim the marketing is nothing more than a cheap stunt and a disrespectful use of the dead animals. BrewDog co-owner James Watt responded saying he ‘…can think of no grander way to celebrate these animals than for them to be cherished by the lucky owners’.